Child Tax Credit Instructions - Department Of The Treasury Page 3

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Any amount on line 18 of Form 2555-EZ, Foreign
Additional Child Tax Credit
Earned Income Exclusion.
Any amount on line 15 of Form 4563, Exclusion of
This credit is for certain individuals who get less than the
Income for Bona Fide Residents of American Sa-
full amount of the child tax credit. The additional child tax
moa.
credit may give you a refund even if you do not owe any
tax.
If you do not have any of the above, your modified AGI is
the same as your AGI.
How to claim the additional child tax credit. To claim
the additional child tax credit, follow the steps below.
AGI. Your AGI is the amount on Form 1040, line 37, or
Form 1040A, line 22.
1. Make sure you figured the amount, if any, of your
child tax credit.
Claiming the Credit
2. If you answered “Yes” on line 4 or line 5 of the Child
Tax Credit Worksheet in the Form 1040 or Form
To claim the child tax credit, you must file Form 1040 or
1040A instructions (or on line 13 of the Child Tax
Form 1040A. You cannot claim the child tax credit on Form
Credit Worksheet in this publication), use Form 8812
1040-EZ. You must provide the name and identification
to see if you can take the additional child tax credit.
number (usually a social security number) on your tax
return for each qualifying child.
3. If you have an additional child tax credit on line 13 of
Form 8812, carry it to Form 1040, line 67 or Form
1040A, line 42.
Taxable Earned Income
You will need to figure your taxable earned income using
one of the worksheets in this publication if you are complet-
ing the Line 11 Worksheet (page 6) or Form 8812. Form
1040 filers, use the worksheet on page 8 to figure your
taxable earned income. Form 1040A filers, use the work-
sheet on page 9.
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